Connecticut western news., 1887-10-05
Local News.

Jersey heifer strayed-see adv.
 W. H. Camp has nearly recovered from an attack of bilious fever.
 Read advertisement of the new book " Marvels of The New World"
 Mrs Woolery, of Seattle, w. T., is visiting her sister, Mrs Julia Capron. Mrs s. l.. Nash, of Boston, nee Miss Nellie Williams, is visiting friends here.
 HI. J. Gillette, city missionary of Hartford. Ct, visited friends here over Sunday.
 David S. Proper and Mir Jackson, of Glenco Mills, N. Y., visited friends here last week.
 Mrs H. M Adams will attend the meeting of the A. B. 0. F.M. at Spring field this week.
 HI. NJ. Adams, principal of Canaan part of s. c. Beckley's house.
 The Young Ladies Mission Circle will give Japanese Tea" in the V. I. A. hall, Friday evening Oct. IA.
 John Reeds new house was raised yesterday. When completed it will be occupied by J. s. Adam and family.
 -Messrs l.. B. Mattison, of Pownal, Vt, and s. W. Barnes, of Canaan, Ct., registered at the Continental Hotel in Salt Lake City, September 21.
 R. Girling. the Ct Harrington clo- thier, is in New York buying clothing for his army of customers in Berkshire and Litchfield counties.
 Francis Bissell, general insurance agent, of Bantam, was here last Thurs day and said he was doing we'll in this section. At Lakeville he renewed eight policies in a few hours.
 "Sohmer" & Mathushek Pianos, Estey and Mason & Hamlin Organs rented ol for sale by Capewen the Jeweler, No. 3S6 Main Street, West Winsted, Ct.
 The schools will close Friday of thiseweek to allow the teachers and some of the older pupils, if interested to attend the s'Teachers meeting" al Salisbury under the auspices of the State Board of Education.
 Principal H. NJ. Adams received I telegram Monday morning, announcing inc sudden death of his brother Stan 1ey's wife on Sunday at Broad Brook Mrs Adams took the next train to attend the funeral on Tuesday afternoon.
 70. w. Niver, of Norfolk. had the best pair of matched cattle at the Ct Harrington fair. They are 3-year-old twin Devons and are undoubtedly the finest pair of steers in the country They are for sale at reasonable price.
 The Ladies Aid Society of the M. D church will give an entertainment a Village Improvement hall on Frida.. eve, Oct, ', at 7.30 o'clock. It will be gin with reading of Dickens story O hTheCricket on the Hearth," illustra sted by tableaux. Later in the evening cake and coffee will be served at 25ct . person. The cups and saucers uset will be given away Admission 15cts Children 1Octs All are cordially invite,
 The Housatonic road will run an eS cursion train to the Danbury fair leay ing Falls Village at 7:45 a. m., O. Thursday and Friday, Oct 6 and 2, an will stop at all stations, running throug to the fair grounds. Returning, tn excursion train will leave Danbury fo Falls Village at 6 p. m. The las special train from the fair grounds COT meeting with Housatonic division g panbury will leave at 5:15 p. ID. Hal fare excursion tickets, good from Oc 3 to 8, inclusive, will be on sale at a stations
 At an informal gathering att th railway station in this village on tn evening of September 29, the Housator ic railroad foremen, Messrs Keefe, ( Great Burlington, Nolan of Bridgepor and Smith of Falls Village, appeared Q committee representing the member in the Maintenance of Way Departmer and presented their late Road Maste MT Samuel Greer with a set of Railroa Engineers field instruments and the were the guests of the employees of tn place and took supper with such assoc ates as were present at the Warm House.
 Rev Wm. G. Pierce, aged 70 yea and II months, died last Friday at h home in Champaign, Ill. For fftee years he has been pastor of the Fir Cong. church at Champaign, but recen ly resigned on account of impaire health He was a natiue of Canaa and spent the greater portion of h life here. His remains arrived he yesterday, accompanied by his sol John, his daughter, Fanny, also h brother, Daniel l.. Peirce. Tuner services will be held here this (Wedne day) morning, at 10:30 o'clock at tl residence of D. l.. Peirce on We Main St. Dr Eddy will conduct u services, assisted by Rev D. c. Stol and possibly other clergymen. Pierce was chaplain of the 77th Illino regiment during the war, and has sin been chaplain of the G A R post Champaign. David s. Cowles post A Rwill attend the funeral and ha